Law and Health Weekly

Heart Attack - Novel compound may lessen heart attack damage

Heart Attack - RevolutionHealth.com Launches Heart Attack Recovery Center to Aid Recovery, Prevention of Further Heart Disease

Heart Disease - Abbott 'Goes Red' to Educate Bay Area Women About Heart Disease

Heart Disease - American Heart Association Themed Issue Journal Report: Journal Edition Dedicated to Women's Unique Hypertension Issues

Heart Disease - American Heart Month: Cracking Open Heart Health Myths

Heart Disease - Baltimore Washington Medical Center Hosts Day of Dance for Health

Heart Disease - Boston Scientific Launches Educational Initiative to Address Disparities in Cardiovascular Care

Heart Disease - Celebrate American Heart Month by Eating Red

Heart Disease - Find out about the Current Definitions Diagnostic Methods and Treatment Approaches for Acute Coronary Syndromes

Heart Disease - Her Most Important Number May Be the One She Doesn't Even Know

Heart Disease - Mardi Gras Means Lean Times Ahead but That Doesn't Mean the Party's Over

Heart Disease - New figures reveal changing patterns of stroke and heart disease-related deaths in Europe

Heart Disease - Patients at risk of adverse events within 3 months after stopping certain ACS therapy

Heart Disease - The HealthCentral Network and Sister to Sister Form Alliance to Develop Enhanced Online Resources

Heart Disease - The UV Foundation Announces February is 'Vitamin D Deficiency Month'

Heart Failure - Nile Therapeutics Announces Dosing of First Heart Failure Patient in Phase Ib Study of CD-NP

Hepatitis B Virus - VGX Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of VGX-cGMP Manufactured Plasmid Products in Clinical Use by Partners

Hepatitis C Virus - 'Hepatitis C - Small-Molecule Antivirals Pave the Way for Triple Therapy' Report Available Now

Hepatitis C Virus - Grapefruit compound may help combat hepatitis C infection

Heritage Valley Health System - Heritage Valley Health System Named a Finalist for Microsoft Healthcare User Group Award

HIV/AIDS - 'Good bacteria' in women give clues for slowing HIV transmission

HIV/AIDS - 'Sex & the City' Gets Serious About HIV and AIDS in South Africa - Kristin Davis Helps Oxfam Break the Stigma and Close the Treatment Gaps Fuelling AIDS

HIV/AIDS - 2009 Bush budget a disaster for HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - AAHIVM Encouraged by TMC125 Approval

HIV/AIDS - AIDS Action Calls President's FY 2009 Budget Request Shameful

HIV/AIDS - Anti-parasite drug may provide new way to attack HIV

HIV/AIDS - Ardea Biosciences Establishes Scientific Advisory Board for HIV Program

HIV/AIDS - Ardea Biosciences Presents Preclinical Data Demonstrating Favorable Resistance Profiles for Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HIV/AIDS - Breastfeeding now safer for infants of HIV-infected mothers

HIV/AIDS - Bush Budget Shows Startling Neglect of Domestic AIDS, says AHF

HIV/AIDS - CASTLE Study Showed Similar Efficacy Between Once-Daily REYATAZ(R) (Atazanavir Sulfate)/Ritonavir and Twice-Daily Lopinavir/Ritonavir at 48 Weeks in Previously Untreated HI

HIV/AIDS - Congresswoman Norton, Mayor Fenty, Verizon and the Washington Wizards Join the Test for Life Campaign to Encourage HIV Screenings in DC

HIV/AIDS - DHHS Guidelines Support Use of Trofile(TM) Assay Prior to CCR5 Inhibitor Use

HIV/AIDS - Dr. Harriet Robinson Joins GeoVax Team as V.P. of R & D to Accelerate AIDS Vaccine Trials Program

HIV/AIDS - Gap Launches Limited Edition Gap (PRODUCT) RED(TM) Mulberry Bag for Valentine's Day

HIV/AIDS - GeoVax Labs, Inc.'s Promising HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trial Data Presented at Retrovirus Conference

HIV/AIDS - Global AIDS Epidemic Requires Bipartisan Solutions

HIV/AIDS - Mane event: Recombination in lion feline immunodeficiency virus

HIV/AIDS - Merck's ISENTRESS(R) (raltegravir) Tablets in Combination with other Anti-HIV Medicines Maintained Reductions in HIV-1 Viral Load and Increased CD4 Cell Counts Through 48 Weeks of Th

HIV/AIDS - Minnesota AIDS Project Recognizes Eighth Annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

HIV/AIDS - New 41-Chapter Volume Offers Insight into the Interface Between the Psychiatric, Medical, and Social Dimensions of HIV and AIDS

HIV/AIDS - New 48-Week Efficacy and Safety Data Presented for INTELENCE(TM) (etravirine) as Part of HIV Combination Therapy

HIV/AIDS - Pfizer Presents New Data from HIV/AIDS Portfolio at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

HIV/AIDS - President's FY09 Budget - a Disaster for Domestic AIDS: Congress Must Fund Critical Healthcare Priorities

HIV/AIDS - Using flower power to fight foot woes

HIV/AIDS - Vestergaard Frandsen Announces Launch of LifeStraw(R) Family

HIV/AIDS - Vicriviroc Demonstrates Potent and Sustained Viral Suppression Through 48 Weeks of Therapy in Treatment-Experienced HIV-Infected Patients

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at 2008 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. - CEO Addresses Georgia Business Leaders About Developing Pandemic and Business Continuity Plans

Hooper Holmes - Hooper Holmes Announces Transition in Leadership, Review of Strategic Alternatives

Hormones - Drug based on MGH discovery may significantly improve treatment of dangerous blood disorder

Hot Flashes - Hot Flashes Not Always to Blame for Sleep Problems in Menopausal Women, Reports the Harvard Women's Health Watch

HRE Conferences - Human Resource Executive(R) 6th Annual NY HR Week(TM) to Feature HRO World(TM) Conference & Expo

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. - Human Genome Sciences and Xencor Announce Antibody Collaboration

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. - Human Genome Sciences Invites Investors to Listen to Webcast of Presentation at Merrill Lynch Conference

Huntington Disease - Breaking down Huntington's disease one protein at a time

Hypertension - Dangerous Condition Underscores Importance of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

Hypertension - Experts and Representatives From Leading International Health-Care Organizations Call to Stop the Hypertension Pandemic, a Worldwide Silent Killer

Hypertension - High blood pressure pill cuts risk of Parkinson's disease

Hypothyroidism - Pregnant Women Should Be Checked for Low Thyroid Levels - Due to Dangers to Mother and Unborn Child

Hythiam, Inc. - Hythiam Announces Presentation at UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

IASIS Healthcare - IASIS Healthcare to Participate in UBS 2008 Global Healthcare Services Conference

Idaho Potato Commission - Idaho Potato Commission Launches 'Recipes for Relief' in Celebration of the International Year of the Potato

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Idera Pharmaceuticals to Participate in Therapeutic Workshop at BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2008

IDM Pharma, Inc. - IDM Pharma Receives Notification from NASDAQ Relating to Minimum Bid Price

IgeaCare Systems Inc. - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Users now can include Telephony and Call Recording features by adding ConversationPRO(TM) from VoiceGate, a Division of IgeaCare Systems Inc.

iiBIG - Contract Services for Big Pharma and Biotechs Driving Growth and Innovation from Discovery to Clinical Trials

Illumina, Inc. - Illumina Revises 2008 GAAP EPS Guidance

Illumina, Inc. - Illumina Sequences the First African Human Genome

illumistream Health - January Data: New Leader in On-Line Health Video

Imaging - Mercury in color!

Immunization - Plan expedites alternatives to animal testing

Immunology - Queen's immunologists find better way to boost the immune system

Immunosyn Corporation - Douglas A. McClain, Jr. Resumes CFO Duties at Immunosyn

Imperial College London - Targeting gut bugs could revolutionize future drugs, say researcher

Incontinence - Pipeline and Commercial Insight Urinary Incontinence Provides an Overview of Key Marketed Brands Late and Early Stage Pipeline Drugs and Cell Therapies

Incontinence - Registration Now Open for 40th Annual WOCN Conference

Inderscience Publishers - The trouble with hybrids

Ingenious Med - Ingenious Med Reports Record Sales and Client Expansions in 2007

Initiate Systems, Inc. - Brooklyn Health Information Exchange Selects Initiate Systems to Achieve Single, Accurate View of Patients

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Inspire Announces Webcasts of Presentations at BIO CEO and Roth Growth Stock Conferences

Institute for Supply Management - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 44.6%; January Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 41.9%; N

Institute of Ecosystem Studies - When accounting for the global nitrogen budget, don't forget fish

Institute of Physics - 'Smart' holograms help patients help themselves

Institute of Physics - How is that whale listening?

Integrated Laser Therapies - Integrated Laser Therapies Launches, Offers Low-power, Therapeutic Laser Devices and Training for Therapists and Consumers

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International - Scientists obtain core samples from subsea fault system off Japan

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. - Interleukin Genetics, Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer to Present at BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Internal Medicine - Medical Simulation Corporation and the American Board of Internal Medicine Introduce New Simulation for Physician Assessment and Evaluation

International Spa Association - LiveSpa to Debut in June 2008

Intravascular - Volcano Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Revolution Rotational Catheter and FFR for the s5i Integrated IVUS Console

inVentiv Health, Inc. - inVentiv Health to Present at the 2008 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

Inviro Medical Devices - Inviro Medical Devices Signs Agreement with WNC Health Network

IQMS - Phase II Medical Manufacturing Selects IQMS for ERP Solution

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Abuse history affects pain regulation in women with irritable bowel syndrome

IsoRay, Inc. - IsoRay Announces Date of Annual Shareholders Meeting

J.D. Power and Associates - J.D. Power and Associates Reports: the Nebraska Medical Center Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Inpatient Experience for a Third Consecutive Year, and for Providing an Outstanding Cardiovascular Experience

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. - Jacobs Receives Contract from Catholic Healthcare West to Assist Sequoia Hospital Expansion Program

JAMA and Archives Journals - Croatian children have higher weapons-related death rate during and after Homeland War

JAMA and Archives Journals - Older women more likely to become, remain depressed than older men

JAMA and Archives Journals - References to explicit substance use common in popular music

Jane Brennan, Ms - New Book 'Motherhood Interrupted' Published

John Spencer Ellis - QueensLander Tours Presents an Adventure Boot Camp Cruise with John Spencer Ellis from Bravo's the Real Housewives of Orange County

Jopari Solutions, Inc.; Mitchell Medical - Mitchell Medical and Jopari Solutions Team up to Offer eBilling Compliance Services to Automobile Property & Casualty Insurance Carriers to Meet New Minnesota Requirements

JupiterResearch - JupiterResearch Finds Pharma Marketing Opportunity Exists As Significant Online Physician Population Engages in Social Media

Kalorama Information - Organ Donor Shortage Remains Obstacle for Would-Be Transplant Patients Despite Better Medicine

Kaz, Inc. - February is Designated as 'National Care About Your Indoor Air' Month

Kellogg Company - Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Gold(TM) Helps Moms Get the Gold

Kendle International Inc. - Kendle Hires Satish Tripathi, PhD, RAC as Vice President, Global Regulatory and Quality

Keystone Human Services - Keystone Human Services Acquires Impact Systems, Inc.

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Kindred Healthcare Opens Replacement Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, and New Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation - Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Discusses Cooperative Research With the University of Waterloo, Canada

Kofax - Kofax to Provide Children's Hospital of Orange County with Intelligent Capture & Exchange Solution to Process Explanation of Benefits (EOB) Forms

L&M Healthcare Communications, Llc - L&M Healthcare Communications, LLC, Hires Scott Karasinski, PharmD

Labopharm Inc. - Labopharm Reports Positive Results for Phase III Study on Once-daily Trazodone

Laboratory Automation - Formulatrix Formulator(TM) Wins ALA New Product Award

Legal Employer, Inc. - Legal Employer Provides Companies with Competitive Edge by Assuring Consumers that Workers are Legally Documented

Legionnaire Disease - Researchers identify a worldwide-distributed clone of bacteria responsible for Legionnaire's disease

Leishmaniasis - Improved diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis thanks to new techniques

Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Lev Pharmaceuticals to Present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Life Spine - Life Spine Announces FDA Approval of Kinetic(R)-SL

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. - LifePoint Hospitals Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Results

Lifetime - Lifetime Television Launches Third Annual Don't Skip a Beat Multi-Platform Heart Health Awareness Initiative

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Ligand to Present at BIO CEO and Investor Conference on February 12

Linc Facility Services, Llc - Linc Facility Services Acquires Morse Medical

Long-QT Syndrome - Clinical Data's FAMILION Test Meets Criteria for Diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome Set By Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center

LookSmart, Ltd. - HealthCare.com and Pay Group International Join the LookSmart AdCenter Marketplace as Premier Partners

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Implements Environmentally-friendly Cost Saving Strategies

Lower Back Pain - Special Report on Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression to Treat Chronic Low Back Pain Now in the January Issue of Pain Medicine News

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital - Formerly Conjoined Twins Leave Packard Children's Hospital; Heading Home to Costa Rica

Luminex Corporation - Luminex Corporation to Webcast Investor Presentation

Lung Cancer - Less invasive methods may provide accurate means to determine lung cancer stage

Lung Cancer - Researchers find less invasive, highly accurate methods

Lung Transplants - Study finds good outcomes for older lung transplant patients

Lupus - Lupus Foundation of America Releases New Patient Education Series

Macular Degeneration - Advanced Cell Technology Announces Completion of Pre-IND Meeting with the FDA for RPE Therapy for the Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Disease

Malaria - CLSI Awarded Contract to Improve Laboratory Practices in Mali

Malaria - Supplementary approach to malaria

Managed Care - AstraZeneca Gives $1.5 million to Support North Carolina Worksite Wellness Project

Managed Care - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Selects TriZetto's Facets(R) Core Solution for More Efficient Administration

Managed Care - Hythiam Announces First Commercial Reimbursement Agreements with Third-Party Payors

Managed Care - John Whitt Appointed Corporate Accounts Manager at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R)

Managed Care - Zynchros, Inc. & DestinationRx, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership

Mangrove Employer Services - Mangrove Announces Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Product Launches

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - MAP Pharmaceuticals Announces Resignation of Chief Medical Officer

March of Dimes - Molecular Therapy Succeeds in Preventing Craniofacial Birth Defect in Mice

March of Dimes New York Division - Eli Manning Teams Up with March of Dimes in New York City

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Collaboration needed for strengthening medical research in Europe

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Compuware Covisint Extends Commitment to Healthcare Industry with Acquisition of Hilgraeve, Inc.

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Salix Announces Appointment of Mark Sirgo to Board of Directors

MarketResearch.com - MarketResearch.com Distributes Key Findings on Global Specialty Medical Beds and Therapeutic Surfaces Market

Maryland Science Center - Maryland Science Center Unveils Anatomical Exhibition, Body Worlds 2, on Saturday, February 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT applies engineering approach to studying biological pathways

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Team develops energy-efficient microchip

MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. and Critical Homecare Solutions, Inc. - MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. Announces Signing of Stock Purchase Agreement With Critical Homecare Solutions Holdings, Inc.

McGraw-Hill Higher Education - McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishes Text on Innovative Electronic Health Records System

McLaren Health Care - Margaret Dimond Named President and CEO of McLaren Medical Management Inc.

MCM - MCM Completes LAC+USC Replacement Medical Facility Project

MCM - MCM Completes Westwood Replacement Hospital - Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

MCRA, LLC - New Service from Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC to Facilitate Reimbursement for Newly Cleared Orthopedic Devices

MDS Nordion - Dr. Peter Covitz Joins MDS Nordion as Senior Vice-President Innovation

Measles - Dry season brings on measles in sub-Saharan Africa

MED3OOO Inc. - St. Mary's Medical Center Renews RCM & Technology With MED3000

MedApps, Inc. - MedApps Receives Prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award

MedAssets, Inc. - MedAssets to Present at Two Investor Conferences in February 2008

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. - Medco Announces Date for Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Financial Results

MEDecision, Inc. - MEDecision Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter 2007 Results

Media Fusion Technologies - The Longacre Company Instrumental in Establishing Roots for the Upper Perkiomen Valley YMCA

Medicare and Medicaid - Bush Budget Represents 'Double Whammy' Hit on U.S. Seniors' Medicare-Financed Nursing Facility Care

Medicare and Medicaid - CIGNA's Sperling: Health Coverage Gap Looms for Early Retirees

Medicare and Medicaid - Coalition to Protect Senior Care: Bush Budget Plan Dangerous to Seniors' Front Line Care Needs

Medicare and Medicaid - DSI Signs National Contract with Medco

Medicare and Medicaid - In Unfolding Budget Debate, Alliance to Spotlight Flawed MedPAC Policy Guidance, Failure to Evaluate Medicaid Margins in Recommending Medicare Funding Levels

Medicare and Medicaid - Independence Blue Cross Offers New Free Fitness Program to Medicare Members

Medicare and Medicaid - Kidney Care Community Voices Support for President's Proposal to Extend Medicare's Secondary Payer (MSP), Urges Administration to Work Closely with Community if Bundled Payment is Implemented

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Cuts in Bush Budget 'Shortsighted, Far Off the Mark' in Protecting Seniors' Long Term Care Needs, Sustaining Nursing Home Quality Gains

Medicare and Medicaid - President's Proposed 2009 Medicare Budget Would Weaken Seniors' Access to Durable Medical Equipment and Therapies Required in the Home

Medicare and Medicaid - Texas Health Care Association Urges Texas Congressional Delegation to Fight Planned Federal Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare

MediConnect Global, Inc. - MediConnect Global Enhances Partner Program Initiative

Mediware Information Systems, Inc. - Mediware Board Authorizes $4 Million Stock Buyback

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic Seeking Long-Distance Runners Who Benefit from Medical Technology

Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Memory Pharmaceuticals Appoints Vaughn M. Kailian Interim President & Chief Executive Officer

Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Memory Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 10th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Menkes Disease - NIH scientists detect fatal copper disorder at birth

Mental Health - New Report Offers Comprehensive Look at Mental Health in Minnesota

Mental Health - Poor neighborhoods' influence on parents may raise preschool children's risk of problems

Mental Health - Tornado-Scarred States Receive American Red Cross Health Services

Mergers & Acquisitions - Amedisys Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Home Health Agencies in the CON States of Kentucky and Tennessee

Metabolism - Bug guts map brings scientists closer to understanding different bugs' role in the body

Metabolism - Marshfield Clinic Research Team Uses Affymetrix DMET Solution to Discover Genetic Variant Affecting Warfarin Metabolism in Patients

Metabolism - Nara Biosciences Inc. Completes Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Boston University for Metabolic and Muscle Wasting Disorder Therapies Discovered in the MyoMouse

Michigan Technological University - Forests could benefit when fall color comes late

Microelectromechanical Systems - Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Selects EV Group Systems for Micro-Fabricated Sensor Research and Development Project

Mile High Technologies - Mile High Technologies Signs Agreement with Hendricks Regional Health to Provide Comprehensive Enterprise Application Integration Consulting Services and Expertise

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - BIO CEO & Investor 2008 Conference to Webcast Millennium Presentation

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Millennium Over-Delivers on 2007 Goals and Financial Guidance

Mirixa Corporation - Mirixa Corporation Announces Leadership Change

Molecular Evolution - Genes as Time Machines

Molecular Imaging - NuView Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. Secures Exclusive Rights From Thomas Jefferson University for a Tumor-Specific Imaging Agent for the Diagnosis of Breast and Prostate Cancers

Monoclonal Antibodies - REMICADE-Treated Patients Experienced Rapid and Substantial Improvement in Psoriasis in Critical Regions of Body

Monsanto Company - Monsanto's Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans Receive Key Approvals In Asian Countries

Montana State University - Montana State University lab gives early warnings about biological invaders

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - Des chercheurs de l'INM découvrent la base neurologique de la dépression fréquemment signalée par des athlètes victimes d'une commotion dans l'exercice d'un sport

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - MNI researchers locate neurological basis of depression following sports concussion

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. - Morgan Keegan and Shattuck Hammond Leverage Strong M&A Market to Grow Healthcare Practice

Motherhood Maternity - Be Healthy Be Happy(TM) with the Motherhood(R) Maternity and March of Dimes(R) Bracelet

MTBC - MTBC, a Unique Healthcare IT Company, Announces Recipient of the Office Manager of the Year Award

Multi Radiance Medical - World's First FDA-Cleared Combination Therapeutic Laser and TENS Unit Device Now Available to Help Chronic and Acute Pain Sufferers

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - EMEA Accepts for Review Vidaza(R) Marketing Authorization Application for Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Research and Markets: Stakeholder Opinions: Myelodysplastic Syndromes - First Approvals Spur Some Interest in a Niche Market

Myeloma - FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Novel Akt Inhibitor VQD-002 in Multiple Myeloma

Myeloma - There Is Great Opportunity for Novel Agents to Enter the Myeloma Market As Patients Often Require Multiple Lines of Therapy

Nairo - Independent Review Organizations Poised to Help Reduce Rising Healthcare Cost

Nanochannels - Nanotubes go with the flow

Nanotechnology - Nanotechnology's Future Depends on who the Public Trusts

Nanotechnology Business - Transgenomic Appoints David Pauluzzi to Board of Directors

Nanoviricides - NanoViricides Appoints Leading Hepatitis C Expert to Advisory Board

Narcolepsy - Changes in narcoleptics' skin, core body temperatures affect their vigilance and sleepiness

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center - NASA data link pollution to rainy summer days in the southeast

National Federation of Independent Business - Small Business Turns Out on Super Tuesday

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - International effort takes critical steps to accelerate growth of global biofuels market

Natural Nutrition Inc. - Natural Nutrition Operating Subsidiary Reports Record 29% Increase in Revenues for 2007 of $17,460,000

Nematode - New devices to boost nematode research on neurons and drugs

Neose Technologies, Inc. - Neose Receives Milestone Payment from Novo Nordisk on Factor VIII Program

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research - New method for solving differential equations

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research - New technique safely combines programming languages

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research - Philips patents TU Eindhoven's energy return system

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research - Separate signals through optical fibers for ultrafast home network

NeurAxon, Inc. - NeurAxon, Inc. to Present at 10th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Neurofibromatosis - Model found to determine cause, possible treatment of nerve tumors

Neurogen Corporation - Neurogen Corporation Announces Appointment of Stephen R. Davis as President & CEO

Neurogen Corporation - Neurogen Restructures to Focus Resources on Advancing Clinical Programs

Neurology - Worried about family or friends falling? New guideline identifies those most at risk

Neuroscience - New Report Provide a Comprehensive Introduction and Overview of the Social Cognitive Neuroscience of the Business Brain

Neuroscience - Very young found to process fear memories in unique way

Neurostimulators - Medtronic Receives U.S. FDA Approval for New Neurostimulator with Innovative Patient Programmer

Neutropenia - St. Jude Finds Risk Factors for Severe RSV Infection in Immunocompromised Children

NewCardio, Inc. - NewCardio Appoints Richard D. Brounstein as Chief Financial Officer

NHS Choices - NHS Choices Launches New BMI Calculator

NHS Choices - NHS Choices Releases New Health A-Z Index

Niemann-Pick Disease - Chemical chaperone could open door to treatment of neurological disorder

Nile Therapeutics, Inc. - Nile Therapeutics, Inc. to Present at Upcoming BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - InNexus Biotechnology Announces Preliminary Results of Animal Study Comparing Cancer Killing Activity of Its DXL625 (CD20) Treatment for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma With Leading Marketed Product

Nordic Naturals - Nordic Naturals Professional Exclusive Division Redefines High Potency Omega-3 Supplementation With New Elite Line!

NotifyMD, Inc. - Physicians in Southeast Michigan Benefit from Improved Patient Communication Services

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Nymox Announces Positive Results from New Multi-Center U.S. Study of NX-1207 for BPH

Obesity - Agatston Research Foundation Sponsors New Childhood Obesity Initiative

Obesity - Contours Express Takes a Hard Look at Obesity

Obesity - MSU researchers make new discoveries on what does and doesn't affect immune system

Obesity - New Report Takes a Deeper Look Into Obesity, Dieting, Exercise and the Future of Food and Drink

Obesity - Obesity may be wired in the brain, rat study suggests

Obesity and Diabetes - 'Weight training' muscles reduce fat, improve metabolism in mice

Obesity and Diabetes - Burnham Institute for Medical Research Appoints Daniel P. Kelly, M.D. as Scientific Director for Florida Campus

Obesity and Diabetes - Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too

Obesity and Diabetes - InsureMe Notes Trend in Overweight Individuals Shopping for Insurance

Obesity and Diabetes - Joslin Study Identifies Key Factor That Links Metabolic Syndrome; Finding May Help Millions at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Obesity and Diabetes - Vitals.com 'Goes Red' for American Heart Month

Obesity and Diabetes - Weight training melts fat and improves metabolism, says study of obese mice

Obstetrics - Gene linked to preterm birth among Hispanic women

Obstetrics - Genetic mutation increases risk of preterm birth

Obstetrics - Genetic mutations may contribute to preterm birth risk

Obstetrics - Ringing endorsement: Women prefer contraceptive ring over patch

Obstetrics - Xanodyne Announces Two Senior Appointments

Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Journal Sleep: Respiratory disturbances during sleep increase significantly with age

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA Establishes a New National Emphasis Program on Silica

Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. - Odyssey HealthCare to Present at UBS 2008 Global Healthcare Services Company

Ohio State University - Pharmacists believe drive-through windows contribute to delays, errors

Ohio State University Medical Center - 2 genes found to play crucial role in cell survival

Oncology - New Guidelines to Raise the Standard of Care for Cancer Patients Developed by the European Oncology Nursing Society

Oncology - OneOncology Hosts Town Hall Webcast for ASCO President-Elect Candidates

Oncology - Therapeutics and Research in Oncology (TRIO) Registers with OneOncology

Oncothyreon Inc. - Oncothyreon launches new corporate website

Oncothyreon Inc. - Oncothyreon to present at BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade - Sparking Growth In Ontario's Biopharmaceutical Industry

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Onyx Pharmaceuticals to Present at BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Opportunity International - Opportunity International's Micro Insurance Agency to Develop and Provide Life, Health and Crop Insurance for 21 Million Poor People

Orbis International - ORBIS International Announces the Death of the Honorable Oliver Foot, President and Board Member

Organ Transplants - Mayo Clinic Proceedings Contributors Discuss Impact of Donor Organ Allocation System

OrthoLite - Merrell Updates Performance Line with the Launch of OrthoLite Insoles

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Oscient Pharmaceuticals Regains Compliance with NASDAQ Listing Requirements

Osteogenesis Imperfecta - OI Foundation Uses Convio to Increase Outreach and Deepen Engagement

Osteoporosis - PA Commission for Women Announces 'Shocking Pink' Osteoporosis Campaign in Rural PA

Osteosarcoma - IDM Pharma Announces Phase 3 Mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) Study Demonstrating Improved Survival Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

Oswald Companies - Experts Offer Global Benefits Strategies at Symposium

Outcome Sciences, Inc. - OUTCOME CEO to Present at the 4th Annual Center for Business Intelligence Post-Marketing Summit

Ovarian Cancer - BioNumerik Commences Global Phase III Ovarian Cancer Trial on Novel Anticancer Drug Candidate Known as Karenitecin(R)

Owens & Minor - Owens & Minor Announces Increased Cash Dividend for First Quarter 2008

Owens & Minor, Inc. - Owens & Minor Ends 2007 on a Strong Note, with Record Quarterly Revenue of $1.75 Billion & Annual Operating Cash Flow of $220 million

Pacemakers - New research shows that iPods do not interfere with cardiac pacemakers

Packaged Facts - Sodium Content Foods and Beverages Gain Revenues as Americans are Embracing Low- and No-Sodium Campaigns

Parkinson Disease - Stakeholder Insight: Parkinson's Disease - Evidence of Neuroprotection Essential to Progress Treatment Dynamics

Parsons - Parsons Announces Start of Wi-Fi Service on Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth Ferry Run

Patents - Axela Receives Key Patent on Light Diffraction Based Assays and Opens US Facility

Patents - Barr Launches Generic Fosamax(R) Tablets, 70 mg

Patents - Cell Signaling Technology Announces Continued PhosphoScan(R) Proteomics Research Project with Bristol-Myers Squibb for Kinase Inhibitor Profiling

Patents - Corrected Cubist Patent Now Relisted in Orange Book

Patents - Enigma Signs Real-Time PCR Licences With Applera

Pathology - Vermillion and Johns Hopkins Sign Collaborative Research and License Agreements to Develop Molecular Diagnostic Tests

Paul Mann of FETCH! Pet Care - Survey Reveals Most Pet Owners Consider Kennel Boarding a 'Necessary Evil'; Pet Care Industry Shortcomings Spawn Improved Approach

PBM Holdings, Inc. - PBM Introduces New Company in Asia

Pediatrics - AAP Calls for Smoke-Free Environments for World Cancer Day

Pediatrics - American Academy of Pediatrics Launches 2008 National Art Contest for Children

Pediatrics - Bone Mineral Content Continues to Increase in Obese Adolescents During Weight Loss

Pediatrics - Conflict of Interest in American Academy of Pediatrics Report

Pediatrics - Diabetes, Growth Disorders Drive Sales of Pediatric Hormone Drugs

Pediatrics - Mosby's Nursing Skills(TM) Launches New Pediatric Collection

Pediatrics - On Heels of SCHIP Veto, President Advocates Eliminating Federal Funding for Training Children's Doctors

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Pediatrix Reports Record Results for 2007 Fourth Quarter

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development - Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell: $10 Million Partnership With Harrisburg Venture Capital Firm Boosts PA's Life Sciences Industry

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell Says 2008-09 Budget Renews Commitment to Vulnerable Pennsylvanians

Pentec Health, Inc. - Pentec Health Taps Former Cardinal Health Executive Joseph Cosgrove as Chief Executive Officer

Periodontal Disease - Veterinary Pet Insurance Data Reveals Pet Dental Health a Low Priority for Many Pet Owners

Peripheral Artery Disease - Evaluate Therapies under Development for Peripheral Artery Disease with This Detailed Clinical and Commercial Assessment

Peripheral Neuropathy - EpiCept Announces Encouraging Results of Phase II Trial for NP-1 Cream in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Perot Systems - Healthcare Tech and the World: Podcast Examines the Challenges & Opportunities for Change in the Healthcare Industry

Perrigo Company - Perrigo Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Second Quarter Fiscal 2008

PetFirst Healthcare - Search Underway for America's 'Ulti-mutt' Sports Pet

Pharmacology - Promedior Adds to Management Team and Announces Extension of Series a Financing

Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute - PBMI Conference Offers CE Credit to Pharmacists, HR Professionals

Phenomenex Inc. - Phenomenex Invites Area Charities to Philanthropy Fair

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) - Optical Atomic Clock: A long look at the captured atoms

PlanSource - PlanSource Announces New Benefits Management Solution and Expansion of Market Base with Merger

PointMetrix - PointMetrix Releases the Health & Fitness Top 50 as Part of the SEO Industry Intelligence Report for the Health & Fitness Industry

Policy Studies Inc. - Policy Studies Inc. (PSI) Awarded Contract to Operate the Commonwealth of Kentucky's New Hire Reporting Program

Polymers - UW paper in Science shows how some solids mimic liquids on nanoscale

Polyps - Smoking can double risk of colorectal polyps

Population Research Institute - PRI Condemns PEPFAR Amendments

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) - 21st century water management: Calculating with the unknown

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) - Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

PPD, Inc. - PPD Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results

Precor Inc. - Precor Sets Revenue Record for Sixth Consecutive Year

Premier Inc. - Hospitals and Healthcare Providers Will Save with Premier Quality Control Materials Agreements

Premier Inc. - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with New Premier Agreements for Pest Elimination Services

Premier Inc. - Premier Healthcare Alliance Experts to Lead Discussions on Pay-for-Performance, Patient Quality and Safety

Premier Inc. - Six More Premier Alliance Members Join WNC Health Network to Increase Savings

Procter & Gamble - Study Finds Women Pay More Attention to Their Hair Than Their Hearts

Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited - Progen Investor Teleconference Dial In Details

ProMedica Health System - Leading Health Information Data Firm Ranks ProMedica as Nation's No. 1 Most Integrated System

Promega Corporation - Promega GloMax(R) Luminometer's Multi-Mode Capability Enhances Lab Performance

Prometic Life Sciences INC. - ProMetic provides business update - Over $35 million worth of business secured in January

Prostate Cancer - IsoRay Conducts Proxcelan Cs-131 Workshop at Chicago Prostate Cancer Center

Prostate Cancer - Men Can Take Their Time to Decide on Prostate Cancer Treatment, Reports the Harvard Men's Health Watch

Prostate Cancer - Nucletron and the Cancer Centre of Northern Ireland Report the First IMRT Treatment Within CHHiP Clinical Trial With Oncentra(R) MasterPlan

Prostate Cancer - Online tool supports more dialogue on prostate cancer risk

Prostate Cancer - Web Site Helps Men Evaluate Risk of Prostate Cancer

ProVation Medical - Research Demonstrates Tracking Quality Indicators is of Critical Importance to Gastroenterologists

Psoriasis - Clinical Data Reported on Celgene Compound Apremilast (CC-10004) Evaluating Efficacy, Safety and Quality of Life Improvement for Psoriasis Patients

Psoriasis - NeoStrata(R) Announces the Launch of PSORENT(TM) Psoriasis Topical Treatment

Psoriasis - Ustekinumab (CNTO 1275) Phase 3 Data Show Long-Term Improvement of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

Psoriatic Arthritis - New findings show Enbrel significantly reduced levels of C-reactive protein

Psychiatric Disorders - Neighborhood ethnic density associated with risk of psychosis among immigrants in the Netherlands

Psychiatry - Psychiatric Solutions to Present at the Deutsche Bank 2008 Small and Mid Cap Growth Conference

Public Health - Public Health Woefully Underfunded in Administration's Proposed Budget

Publicis eHealth Solutions - Publicis eHealth Solutions Selected to Provide Ikaria with Comprehensive KOL Management Tools

PURE Bioscience - PURE Bioscience Announces Distribution Agreement with Pure Green, LLC for SDC-Based Disinfectant

P\S\L Group - P\S\L Group appoints Paul Barnes as Group President P\S\L Research

QSR Magazine - QSR Magazine Asks ''What's Your Cause?''

QuadraMed Corporation - QuadraMed Increases Development Capacity Expanding Resources for Product Growth

QuadraMed Corporation - QuadraMed to Present at the 2008 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

Queensland University of Technology - QUT researcher discovers Maya mask splendor

Queensland University of Technology - Virtual biopsy cuts out need for diagnostic surgery

Quest Product Development - Colorado Engineering Firms Win NASA Grant to Develop Innovative Insulation for Next Generation Spacecraft - Super-Insulation May Allow Future Energy Efficient Appliances

Radiography - IDC Awarded Digital Radiography Contract With Beijing Capital Airport

ReachMD; VerusMed - ReachMD and VerusMed Broadcast Medical Conference Coverage on XM Satellite Radio

Regeneration Technologies Inc. - Regeneration Technologies Announces 2007 Year End, Fourth Quarter Results

Regulatory Actions - FDA Renews its Contract with Beaumont Technology Usability Center for Leadership of Patient Safety Project

Regulatory Actions - Monogram Announces 2007 Year-End Financial Results

RehabCare Group, Inc. - RehabCare Reactivates Emergency Relief Fund for Employees Left in the Dark by Recent Ice Storms

Rehabilitation Research - This Book Introduces the Occupational Therapist to the Practice of Vocational Rehabilitation

Reproductive Health - Cook Medical Names Christina Anne Vice President for Its Women's Health Business Unit

ResCare, Inc. - ResCare Acquires Virginia Youth Services

ResCare, Inc. - ResCare to Participate in UBS 2008 Global Healthcare Services Conference

Research and Markets - Get Coverage on the Peripheral Vascular (PV) Markets in Asia-Pacific with New Report

Research and Markets - Illustrative Report 'Generics Series: Key Trends and Events in the 7 Major Markets' Profiles the Companies in the Industry Today

Research and Markets - In-Depth Report Covers Asia Pacific Markets for INR Transcatheter Embolization & Occlusion Devices

Research and Markets - New Haircare in Argentina Databook Provides Actual Market Data to 2006 and Full Forecasts to 2011

Research and Markets - New Handbook of Prevention and Intervention Programs for Adolescent Girls Compiles the Latest Research, Programs, and Approaches That Respond to the Needs of Today's Adolescent Girls

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Complete and Comprehensive Analysis of Isis Pharmaceuticals and Their Competitors

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Comprehensive Analysis of Johnson & Johnson, Their Business Segments and Competitors

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Comprehensive Analysis of UnitedHealth Group, their Business Segments, and Competitors

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd: PharmaVitae Profile Examines their Historical and Forecast Performance in the Ethical Pharma Sector

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Opioid Antagonists Are the Most Prevalent Drug Class in Late-Stage Development for the Alcohol Dependence Pipeline Which Include Two Reformulations of Naltrexone

Research and Markets - Reverse Engineering Biological Networks Attempts a Systematic Evaluation of Reverse Engineering Methods

Research and Markets - Twenty First Century Psychotherapies Is Available Now

Research and Markets Ltd. - 'RNA Viruses: a Practical Approach' is Wide Ranging in Scope, from Emerging Technology Such as Reverse Genetics and Retrovirus Vectors, to Money Saving Tips

Research and Markets Ltd. - China Antibodies Report is an Essential Resource for Companies, Investors and Entrepreneurs Interested in Accessing China's Antibody Industry

Research and Markets Ltd. - Examine the Growing Market for Professional & Expert Personal & Oral Care Solutions with New Report

Research and Markets Ltd. - In-Depth Study Examines Current and Next Generation Diagnostic Medical Imaging Equipment Market Outlook

Research and Markets Ltd. - Modern Organic Synthesis In the Laboratory Will Be Useful for Both Graduate Students and Professors In Organic Chemistry

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Book 'The Music of Life: Biology beyond the Genome' Urges a Change in the Way We Think About Life

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Report Forecasts That Pharmaceutical Industry Ethical Sales Will Increase at a Modest 3.2% CAGR 2006 to 2012

Research and Markets Ltd. - Product Re-Launch Excellence Report Provides a Comprehensive Overview of Field-Proven Re-Launch Strategies

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Analysis of Barr Pharmaceuticals is a Highly Comprehensive Research Analysis on the Particular Company and its Competitors

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Analyze How Wyeth Will Perform in Light of Patent Expiry for the Key Effexor and Protonix Franchises Prior to 2012

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Boston Scientific Corporation Deals and Alliances Profile Highlights the Major Financial Deals in Which the Company Has Recently Been Involved

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Strategic Analysis Profile Inspects the Company's Strategy, Both in Terms of Its Value Chain Positioning and Strategic Strengths and Weaknesses

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Gain Insight into Steris Corporation, Provider of Sterilization, Microbial Reduction, and Materials Modification Services

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Hospira, Inc. Strategic Alliances Profile is an Essential Source for Data, Analysis and Strategic Insight into Company Operations

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Johnson & Johnson Strategic Analysis Profile Provides all the Crucial Company Information Required for Business and Competitor Intelligence Needs

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Luxottica Group S.p.A. Strategic Analysis Profile Provides All Crucial Information for Business and Competitor Intelligence Needs

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Complete and Comprehensive Analysis of Wyeth

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Profile Report Examines Activities at Leading Global Oncology Company, Pharmion

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Report Analyzes Operations at BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Developer of Biopharmaceuticals for Serious Diseases and Medical Conditions

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Report Benchmarks AstraZeneca's Performance against Key Rivals in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Sector

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Report Offers Analysis and Strategic Insight Into Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and Studies Their Competitors

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Obtain up to Date Company Information on Bausch & Lomb with New Strategic Analysis Profile

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Symmetry Medical Inc. Strategic Analysis Profile is an Essential Source for Data, Analysis and Strategic Insight into This Company

Research and Markets Ltd. - Statistical Evidence in Medical Trials is Ideal for Health Care Professionals Students in Medical or Nursing Schools Researchers and Students in Statistics

Research and Markets Ltd. - The 2008 World Industry & Market Outlook Report is the Leading Annual Publication That Describes over 100 Major and 500+ Minor World Industries

Research and Markets Ltd. - Understand the Clinical and Commercial Characteristics and Priorities for the Major Anti-Infectives Markets across Japan, the US and M5EU

Research Australia - More brain research suggests ""use it or lose it""

RF Technologies - At HIMSS '08, RF Technologies(R) Will Host LIVE! Demonstrations of PinPoint(R) Peer-to-Peer Wi-Fi RTLS - a Breakthrough in Location-Aware Solutio

Rheumatic Disease - Chinese suffer aches and pains too

Rice University - Is political orientation transmitted genetically?

Rising Medical Solutions, Inc. - Rising Medical Solutions, Inc. Ranks Fifth on the Private Company Index (PCI) 'Top Growth Companies' List

Rite Aid Corporation - Steve Parsons Promoted to Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Rite Aid Corporation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Foundations to Strengthen State Health Care Reform Advocacy

Robotics - International team establishes unique observatory in Antarctica

Robotics - New training method for hip surgery

Robotics - Tekniker-IK4 leads robotics project

Roche - Roche Purchases Shares in Tender Offer for Ventana

Roche Diagnostics - The Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University School of Medicine Increases Fleet of Roche Genome Sequencer FLX Systems to Eight Instruments

Rochester Coalition - Mayo Clinic Seeks Mitigation for Rochester as Condition of Canadian Pacific - DM&E Railroad Merger

Rockefeller University - For treating advanced Parkinson's, new research points to serotonin

Rosacea - Acne and Rosacea Getting You Down? Laser, Light and Cosmetic Treatments Give Patients a Much-Needed Boost

Rosetta Genomics Ltd - Rosetta Genomics Establishes Medical Advisory Board

Roska Healthcare Advertising - Roska Healthcare Launches New Web Site To 'Engage' Visitors Through Flexibility, Insightful Content

Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare Communications Group - Google, Yahoo 'Personal Trainers' Strengthen Digital Delts, Partner With Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare Communications Group Teams in Tech Circuit Training

Sage Software - Ohio Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice Selects Intergy EHR by Sage Electronic Health Record System

Salmonellosis - Popular Florida Restaurant Leads Hospitality Industry by Converting to Pasteurized Shell Eggs Usage

SanCuro Corporation - National Hyperbaric Rehab Center Inc. (Pink Sheets: NHYB) Announces a New Name, SanCuro Corporation, and a New Ticker Symbol (Pink Sheets: SCRO), and Restructures

SAP Ag - SAP Names David Corbett as Vice President of U.S. Healthcare Practice

Sarcoma - Positron emission tomography superior to standard evaluation tools in measuring treatment response

Schizophrenia - FDA Advisory Committee Supports Efficacy and Safety of Zyprexa(R) Long-Acting Injection (LAI) for Schizophrenia Treatment

Schizophrenia - Genizon BioSciences Collaborating with London Genetics to Enhance Gene Discovery Findings in Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia - Severe stressful events early in pregnancy may be associated with schizophrenia among offspring

Science and Technology Facilities Council - Europe's Mercury mission swings into action

Search Engines - NextBio Life Science Search Engine Licensed by the Burnham Institute to Speed Research Across Public and Private Data

Seattle Genetics, Inc. - Seattle Genetics Reports Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Provides 2008 Financial Outlook

Seattle Genetics, Inc. - Seattle Genetics to Present at BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Seismological Society of America - Why do earthquakes stop?

SEIU Healthcare - SEIU Healthcare Workers to Appeal During Super Bowl for Free and Fair Union Elections in Boston Hospitals

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - Another Labor Dispute Rattles the Entertainment Industry

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - Healthcare Crisis Brought to Life in New TV Show

Senomyx, Inc. - Senomyx Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results

Sepsis - Blacks twice as susceptible and more likely to die of severe sepsis than whites

Sergeant's Pet Care Products - Sergeant's(R) Pet Care Products Announces Cause Marketing Partnership With the National Wildlife Federation

SharpBrains.com - SharpBrains.com Announces 15 Expert Contributors to Its Leading Brain Fitness/Cognitive Training Blog

Sickle Cell Anemia - Novel Small Molecule Therapy Shows Benefit for Anemic Patients Via Hydration of Red Blood Cells

Siemens Medical Solutions - Johns Hopkins Bayview at Forefront of Expanding Access to MRI With First Install of Siemens New MAGNETOM Verio

SignatureForum - Leading Network of Aesthetic Service Providers Offers Unique Gift Ideas for Valentine's Day

Skin Cancer - L'Oreal USA Announces Three-Year Support of Women's Dermatologic Society Foundation Community Outreach

Skin Cancer - Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology Uses VisualDxHealth Web Widgets to Educate Consumers and Patients about Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer - New Technology and Improved Techniques Arm Dermatologists With Tools to Minimize Facial Scars From Skin Cancer Surgery

Skin Cancer - Patient Alert: New Study Finds Most Organ Transplant Patients Are Unaware of Their Increased Risk for Skin Cancer

Sleep Deprivation - Brain region that can be stimulated to reduce the cognitive deficits of sleep deprivation identified

Sleep Deprivation - Election 2008: Sleep deprivation a tough opponent for presidential candidates

Small Cell Lung Cancer - PhytoMedical Bolsters Cancer Research Following Favorable Results

Smithfield Foods - Celebrity Cook Paula Deen and Husband Michael Groover Bring Smithfield Foods' Helping Hungry Homes(TM) Tour to L.A.

Smoking - Elderly more likely to deny smoking when asked, says Case Western Reserve University researcher

Smoking - New Poll Shows Virginia Voters Overwhelmingly Favor Funding for Tobacco Prevention

SNAPforSeniors, Inc.; National Association of Senior Move Managers - Senior Move Managers Announce Online Resource to Simplify Search for Senior Housing

Society for Research in Child Development - Close ties between parents and babies yield benefits for preschoolers

Society for Research in Child Development - Friends' school achievement influences high school girls' interest in math

Society for Research in Child Development - Good parenting helps difficult infants perform as well or better in first grade than peers

Society for Research in Child Development - Moderate prenatal exposure to alcohol and stress in monkeys can cause touch sensitivity

Society of Chemical Industry - Button mushrooms contain as much anti-oxidants as expensive ones

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. - One Million PLAYSTATION(R)3 Users Participate in Folding@home Research Project

Sopheon - New Sopheon Solution Synchronizes Strategic Product Planning and Innovation Process Execution

SpeakLike, Inc. - PetlinQ Signs Agreement With SpeakLike for Accurate, Real-Time Translation Chat

SpectraGenics, Inc. - TRIA At-Home Laser Hair Removal Device Cleared by FDA

Spectroscopy - Organic Structures From Spectra 4th Edition Provides New Problems Within the Area of 10 2D NMR Spectroscopy

Speech - Philips Launches Digital Starter Kit 9397

Spencer Institute - Lifestyle Fitness Coaching Becomes the Next Revolution in Fitness for Spencer Institute

SpineVision - SpineVision(R) promotes Stephane Bette to General Manager of its U.S. operations, SpineVision Inc.

Sports-O-Zone - Sports-O-Zone Inks Deal with Riddell

SpringCM - SpringCM Improves Contract Management Efficiency for Medical Staffing Agency

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - St. Jude Medical Announces 2008 Annual Investor Conference

Stanford University - Impoverished areas of Africa and Asia face severe crop losses from climate change in 20 years

Stanford University Medical Center - Hand-Held Computers Prod Older Adults to Exercise More, Stanford Study Shows

Stanford University Medical Center - Stanford Blood Center Statement Regarding San Jose State University's Decision to Suspend Blood Drives

Stanford University Medical Center - Video games activate reward regions of brain in men more than women, Stanford study finds

Stem Cell Research - 'Crisis Management' PR Firm's Advice to Stem Cell Agency Laundered Through Law Firm to Avoid Scrutiny

Stem Cell Research - NeoStem Announces NY State License for Adult Stem Cell Collection

Stereotaxis, Inc. - Stereotaxis Receives $20 Million in Additional Loan Commitments

Steris Corporation - STERIS Corporation Promotes Timothy L. Chapman to Group President of Healthcare

Stevens Institute of Technology - Stevens researchers provide oversight for three-year mariculture program in Egypt and Israel

Stowers Institute for Medical Research - Trainor Lab characterizes gene essential for prenatal development of nervous system

Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - Strategic Diagnostics to Present at Roth Capital Partners' 20th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference February 20

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - One Million Boxes of Over-the-Counter Smoking Cessation Products Sold in January 2008

Suicidal Behavior - Suicide risk factors consistent across nations

Sunsweet Growers Inc. - Sunsweet Introduces PlumSmart Light(R)

Surgery - African-Americans less likely to choose epidurals for postoperative pain relief

Surgery - Balloon catheter-based sinus surgery radiation exposure 'very low,' safe

Surgery - Rodent study shows that chronic drinking can lead to severe pneumonia after surgery

Surgical Technology - PEAK Surgical, Inc. Closes $21 Million Series C Financing

Synosia Therapeutics - Synosia Therapeutics Appoints Chief Financial Officer to New Company Headquarters in Switzerland

Synthetic Blood International Inc. - Synthetic Blood Announces Medical Advisory Board Meeting Results, New Additions to Board

Synvista Therapeutics, Inc. - Synvista Therapeutics to Present at the 10th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

SYSPRO - SYSPRO Invited to Speak at 2008 Demand Planning & Forecasting, Best Practices Conference

Systemic Scleroderma - arGentis Receives Orphan Drug Designation

Targanta Therapeutics Corporation - Targanta to Participate in BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Telemedicine - Telemedicus to Introduce DREAMS(TM) at American Telemedicine Association Convention

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Announces National Agreement With CIGNA

Texas A&M University - Agricultural Communications - Plant reflections may be key to early detection of treatment needs

The Advisory Board Company - The Advisory Board Company to Present at Upcoming Conferences

The American Council on Exercise - Can a Video Game Make Your Kids More Fit?

The American Fertility Association - The American Fertility Association Brings Fertility Education to San Francisco or Parent Hopefuls - Straight and Gay

The Beryl Companies - The Beryl Companies Hires Nancy Lecroy as Vice President of Marketing Communications

The Bonati Institute - The Bonati Institute Announces Expanded Series of Seminars for 2008

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Helping Families Cope After an Injury

The Florida Association of Health Underwriters - FAHU Presents Spring Break '08

The Health Care Solutions Group - Voters: Cost Tops Health Care Issues in Election

The HealthCentral Network - Prominent Cosmetic Dermatologist and Author Joins MySkinCareConnection.com

The National Academies - Changes needed in how federal government evaluates efficiency of research at EPA, other agencies

The National Business Group on Health - National Business Group on Health to Hold Press Conference to Announce Partnership to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

The Parker Group, Inc. - The Parker Group Appoints Alex Arnet as Chief Sales Officer

The Perrigo Company - Perrigo Company Authorizes Continuation of Share Repurchase Program and Announces Quarterly Dividend

The Scooter Store - The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair to New Braunfels Car Crash Victim

The SSI Group, Inc. - The SSI Group, Inc. and nTelagent, Inc. Announce Healthcare Alliance

The TriZetto Group, Inc. - TriZetto to Present at UBS and Deutsche Bank Conferences

Thromboembolism - ATryn(R) Meets Primary Endpoint

Thrombosis - Steven Steinhubl, MD, Joins the Medicines Company as Global Vice President, Thrombosis

Thyroid Cancer - Early detection critical in treating pediatric thyroid cancer

Time Domain Corporation - Time Domain and AeroScout Introduce the Industry's First Combined Ultra Wideband/ Wi-Fi Real-Time Location System

Tornier, Inc. - Tornier and BioSET Enter Synthetic Growth Factor Pact

Touchstone Health HMO, Inc. - Touchstone Health Announces Appointment of Michael A. Muchnicki as President & Chief Executive Officer

Toxicology - Noted Woods Hole Scientist Joins Gradient Corporation

Toxicology - Toxicology and Risk Assessment Describes the Basic Principles of Toxic Mechanisms and Organ Toxicity

Travel Health - Researchers discover new battleground for viruses and immune cells

TriWest Healthcare Alliance - TriWest Earns Expanded URAC Accreditation

TrueCommerce - TrueCommerce Signs BMD Endorsed Development Partner Agreement With Sage Software

Trust for America's Health - Cuts to HHS Could Leave Americans' Health in Critical Condition, TFAH Says; New Poll Shows Americans Believe Disease Prevention is Key to Reducing Healthcare Costs

Tryton Medical, Inc. - Tryton Medical Receives CE Mark Approval for its Side-Branch Stent

Tuberculosis - Efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in US by 2010 fall far short of benchmarks

Tuberculosis - The Handbook of Tuberculosis Explores the Causes and Available Treatments of the Widespread Infection As Well As Current Research into Vaccination

Tuberculosis - The Handbook of Tuberculosis: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry is an Essential Resource to Molecular and Cell Biologists, Bacteriologists, Immunologists, Pathologists and Pathophysiologists

Type 2 Diabetes - Welchol? (colesevelam Hcl) Receives Fda Approval To Reduce Blood Glucose In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

U.S. Agency for International Development - >From Kent Hill, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health on the Observance of International Day of Zero Tolerance

U.S. Preventive Medicine - U.S. Preventive Medicine National Policy Advisor Gov. Tommy Thompson to Propose Prevention is the Solution at UBS Global Health Services Conference

Unicef - Budding Young Artists Invited to Compete in 17th Annual Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest

United Concordia Companies, Inc. - United Concordia Unveils New Online Capabilities for Producers

United States Army Medical Department - Army Offers New $20,000 Signing Bonus for Medical and Dental School Scholarship Recipients

Universal American Corp. - Universal American Corp. to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference on February 12th

Universidad de Granada - Arqueólogos de la UGR reconstruyen la vida en la Edad del Bronce a través del yacimiento manchego de la Motilla del Azuer

Universidad de Granada - El consumo de aceite de oliva extra virgen ayuda a combatir las enfermedades degenerativas, como el cáncer o la osteoporosis

Universidad de Granada - Uno de cada cuatro hijos de padres en proceso de divorcio contencioso sufre el denominado 'Síndrome de Alienación Parental'

University of Arizona - UA optical scientists add new, practical dimension to holography

University of Bonn - Deutlich besserer Erfolg bei künstlicher Befruchtung

University of Bristol - Skin care: new research into scar-free healing

University of Calgary - Big Mac: The whole world on your plate

University of California - San Diego - Researchers use new method to probe recollections in memory-impaired patients

University of Chicago Medical Center - Inherited individual variations influence patterns of gene shuffling

University of East Anglia - 'Tipping points' could come this century

University of Illinois at Chicago - Communing with nature less and less

University of Leicester - Citizen Science -- a celebration of partnership between academia and local people

University of Leicester - Core blimey! University of Leicester scientist calls for geological 'time machine'

University of Liverpool - Wind patterns could mask effects of global warming in ocean

University of Missouri-Columbia - Low-income US children less likely to have access to qualified teachers

University of Nottingham - Study raises questions over Investors in People Award

University of Pennsylvania - New discoveries at the ash altar Of Zeus -- Mount Lykaion

University of Washington - Water planners call for fundamental shift to deal with changing climate

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Particle accelerator may reveal shape of alternate dimensions

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Unique whey protein is promising supplement for strict PKU diet

URAC - Linda Ellerbee to Present Keynote at URAC's Best Practices in Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards Program

Uroplasty, Inc. - Uroplasty to Present at ROTH Capital Partners 20th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference

UT Southwestern Medical Center - Researchers uncover key interaction in cholesterol regulation

Vaccine Safety - Malaria vaccine trials begin using 'chimpanzee virus'

Vaccines - PharmAthene Enhances Executive Leadership Team and Appoints Joan Fusco, Ph.D. Senior Vice President of Operations

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International - Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces New CEO and Chairman

Verispan - Verispan Releases 2008 IHN 100(R): Rating of the 100 Most Highly Integrated Healthcare Networks

Vestibular Technologies - Vestibular Technologies Is Awarded Contract by Major Group Purchasing Organization (GPO)

Vincentian Collaborative System - Pennsylvania Attorney General Approves Vincentian Collaborative System-Marian Manor Integration

Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Vion Pharmaceuticals Adds William Hahne, M.D. to Senior Management Team

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - 'The Clinic at Wal-Mart' to Open in Atlanta, Little Rock and Dallas Supercenters

Washington Hospital Center - MedStar Health Unveils Rx for Success Program at Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy

Washington University in St. Louis - Bacterium sequenced makes rare form of chlorophyll

Watson Wyatt Worldwide - Medical Cost Increases to Accelerate Worldwide Over Next Five Years, Watson Wyatt Poll Finds

Weight Loss - Physicians Weight Loss Centers(R) Celebrates 29th Anniversary

Weight Loss - Resolution Solutions: Weight-Loss Specialist From Nutrition for You Helps to Mend Those Broken Promises

Weight Loss - Weight Watchers and Groupe DANONE Establish Weight Management Joint Venture for China

Wellness - Arizona-Based Healthy Lifestyle Corporate Events Helps Football Fans Commit to Good Health

Wellness - Introducing New Wellness(R) CORE(TM) Dog Ocean Formula - the Most Balanced Fish-Based Grain-Free Diet Available

Wellness - Revolution Health and Lockton Join to Improve Wellness, Empower Consumers to Live Healthier

Wellness - The Medical Concept Company Sanguinum is Looking for Partners to Offer Its Lifestyle Medicine Services Worldwide

WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint Announces Appearance at Upcoming Conference

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. - West Pharmaceutical Services to Present at the 2008 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

White House Press Office - Statement by the Press Secretary

Wolters Kluwer Health - Wolters Kluwer Health Acquires Ownership Interest in Logical Images

Women's Health - ABMC to Manufacture Test for Syphilis

Women's Health - Bracing for Success: Lil' Drug Store Products Acquires Wellgate Products for Women

Women's Health - Builder of Online Health Communities Changes Name to ''Inspire''

Women's Health - EPA Gives $97,204 to Ohio to Raise Awareness of Environmental Health Risks to Women

Women's Health - Folate in Strawberries May Contribute to Healthy Pregnancy

Women's Health - March of Dimes Works to Eliminate Racial Gaps in Infant Health

Women's Health - Study shows increase in survival rates of extremely premature infants at London hospital

Women's Health - Teenage fathers are more likely to have babies affected by birth problems

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - China's Environment, Health Examined in New Wilson Center Report

Worrell Inc. - Worrell Inc. Acquires Gad Shaanan Design Operations in Montreal and San Diego

WPS; Aurora Health Care; HealthEOS - Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation, Aurora Health Care and HealthEOS Announce Settlement Agreement

Xactly Corporation - Volcano Corporation Selects Xactly to Drive Strategic Sales Performance Management

Yale University - New strategy helps reduce errors in obstetrical care

Yale University - Older women more susceptible to depression than older men

YeePay - Red Cross Partners with YeePay on China Snow Disaster Relief

Young Innovations, Inc. - Young Innovations, Inc. Announces Results for 4th Quarter and the Year and Declares Dividend

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. - Zimmer to Expand Manufacturing Network

Zipfizz Corporation - Zipfizz(R) Announces Expanded Distribution